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| Production People Stefano della Bella (Print made by)  Bella, Stefano della b Florence, 17 May 1610; d Florence, July 1664 Pierre I Mariette (Published by) Mariette, Pierre I b Paris, c.1603; Paris, d 1657 Title / Description Three Camel Heads, plate 1 of the series of Tetes de différents animaux Date c. 1641 Technique etching Material paper Dimensions 119 x 151 mm (platemark) Inscriptions Signed in the lower margin: 'Stella Della Bella fecit.' and inscribed with publisher's address: 'P. Mariette excudit cum Priuilegio Regis' and numbered 1 State second state of two Provenance Stephan Delhaes (Lugt 761) References De Vesme and Massar 1971, no. 726 (second state of two) Alexandre de Vesme, revised by Phyllis Dearborn Massar, Stefano della Bella, New York, 1971 Karlsruhe 2005, 39a Stefano della Bella: Ein Meister der Barockradierung, ed. Schäfer, Dorit and Vollmer, Angela, exhibition catalogue, Karlsruhe, Staatliche Kunsthalle 2005 Comment According to Angela Vollmer, the dating of the series is uncertain, varies from 1641 through c. 1650 to 1655; see Karlsruhe 2005. The numbers and inscription of the series characterized by the special form of the artist's name ('Stella' or 'Stel.') were probably engraved by Claude Goyrand. Inventory Number 19925 Classification Prints: Italian: 17th century: Mounted I |
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